Euler iconography. Self-portrait
https://doi.org/10.22405/2226-8383-2024-25-4-250-298
Abstract
The article has put in order Euler iconography from his lifetime images to the 20th century. Hypothesis being discussed: Euler self-portrait in his notebook.
About the Author
Galina Ivanovna Sinkevich
Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
doctor of physical and mathematical sciences
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